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Britannia Collection (page 2)

Discover the rich tapestry of Britannia's heritage, from Stoke City's iconic stadiums to the majestic Royal Yacht and historic events like Cowes Week

Background imageBritannia Collection: WORLD WAR I: U. S. POSTER. Side by Side, Britannia! American World War I poster by James

WORLD WAR I: U. S. POSTER. Side by Side, Britannia! American World War I poster by James Montgomery Flagg, 1918
WORLD WAR I: U.S. POSTER. Side by Side, Britannia! American World War I poster by James Montgomery Flagg, 1918

Background imageBritannia Collection: Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
A man sits in a deck chair with his feet up on the railing of Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The beach is in the background Date: 1992

Background imageBritannia Collection: Bristol Britannia 312 G-AOVT Monarch Duxford 1976

Bristol Britannia 312 G-AOVT Monarch Duxford 1976
Bristol Britannia 312 G-AOVT of Monarch Airlines at Duxford in 1976 Date: 1976

Background imageBritannia Collection: Golden Arrow

Golden Arrow
30th September 1952: The Britannia class locomotive William Shakespeare on the Golden Arrow express. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageBritannia Collection: THOMAS PAINE (1737-1809). Anglo-American political philosopher and writer

THOMAS PAINE (1737-1809). Anglo-American political philosopher and writer. Fashion before Ease; or A good Constitution sacrificed for a Fantastic Form. English cartoon, 1793

Background imageBritannia Collection: Britannia and Eve Christmas 1951 cover

Britannia and Eve Christmas 1951 cover
Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine, December 1951 featuring an illustration by Pauline Baynes of a festive medieval scene with numerous children trudging through the snow having collected

Background imageBritannia Collection: Poster for a Military Exhibition at Earls Court

Poster for a Military Exhibition at Earls Court
Poster advertising a Military Exhibition at Earls Court, London, depicting a brave British soldier, a British Lion, and Britannia

Background imageBritannia Collection: Britannia and Eve front cover, April 1954

Britannia and Eve front cover, April 1954
An elegant woman in a full-skirted dress with a nipped in waist typical of 1950s fashion, poses with hat and gloves finishing off her ensemble

Background imageBritannia Collection: Bacup Coconut Dancers

Bacup Coconut Dancers
NUTTERS DANCE:(Lancashire) Britannia Bacup Coconut dancers, York Summer Festival. In order that their spell may be more effective they black their faces in disguise

Background imageBritannia Collection: Britannia and Cetewayo

Britannia and Cetewayo
Retribution : Britannia seizes the Zulu chief Cetewayo round the neck, in a landscape dominated by the dead bodies of both British soldiers and Zulus

Background imageBritannia Collection: Britannia and her Pets

Britannia and her Pets
Britannia and her pets, the British lion and the Indian tiger are ready to take on Afghanistan

Background imageBritannia Collection: Naval Cadets

Naval Cadets. Admiral Sir Gerald Vaughan Gladstone (1901-1978). Gladstone Joined Royal Naval College, Osborne, May 1915 And Then Went To Dartmouth Naval College In January 1917

Background imageBritannia Collection: The Election III The Polling, 1754-55 (oil on canvas)

The Election III The Polling, 1754-55 (oil on canvas)
SJS1998 The Election III The Polling, 1754-55 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 101.5x127 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Background imageBritannia Collection: Members certificate of the Associated Shipwrights Society (colour litho)

Members certificate of the Associated Shipwrights Society (colour litho)
BAL5874 Members certificate of the Associated Shipwrights Society (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Trades Union Congress, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imageBritannia Collection: Be Just and Fear Not! (colour litho)

Be Just and Fear Not! (colour litho)
3648302 Be Just and Fear Not! (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Be Just and Fear Not)

Background imageBritannia Collection: Liberty Triumphant, or the Downfall of Oppression, 1773 (engraving)

Liberty Triumphant, or the Downfall of Oppression, 1773 (engraving)
AQS331983 Liberty Triumphant, or the Downfall of Oppression, 1773 (engraving) by American School, (18th century); 23.2x33.7 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Background imageBritannia Collection: William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1830, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1830, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1830, (1932). The last Hanoverian king of Britain, William (1765-1837) succeeded his elder brother, George IV

Background imageBritannia Collection: Booths bone china flared beaker

Booths bone china flared beaker. Hand-enamelled transfer. Portrait of Britannia entitled The Flag which never comes down. Royal Coat of Arms on reverse. Commemorative Ware

Background imageBritannia Collection: Stoke City v Aston Villa

Stoke City v Aston Villa
Saturday 6th April 2013

Background imageBritannia Collection: The first Bristol Britannia G-ALBO under construction

The first Bristol Britannia G-ALBO under construction
The first Bristol Britannia, G-ALBO, under construction at Filton

Background imageBritannia Collection: The first production Bristol Britannia 102 G-ANBA

The first production Bristol Britannia 102 G-ANBA
The first production Bristol Britannia 102, G-ANBA

Background imageBritannia Collection: The first Bristol Britannia G-ALBO

The first Bristol Britannia G-ALBO
The first Bristol Britannia, G-ALBO

Background imageBritannia Collection: Britannia and Eve front cover, September 1947

Britannia and Eve front cover, September 1947
Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine featuring an illustration of a pretty young woman with blonde, wavy hair, red lipstick and a smart, striped blouse

Background imageBritannia Collection: Britannia and Eve, April 1940

Britannia and Eve, April 1940
Front cover illustration featuring an attractive lady at the wheel of a car, although where the rest of the car is is anyones guess

Background imageBritannia Collection: Britannia and Eve September 1942

Britannia and Eve September 1942
Second World War era front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine featuring a blonde nurse with immaculately coiffed hair and obligatory red lipstick. Theres glamour in wartime nursing you know!

Background imageBritannia Collection: Britannia a LA Beardsley

Britannia a LA Beardsley
A Punch artist depicts Britannia as he thinks Beardsley might draw her

Background imageBritannia Collection: Britain / Cartoon / Reform

Britain / Cartoon / Reform
A horse with the head of Disraeli takes A Leap in the Dark, in Punchs satire on the Reform Bill

Background imageBritannia Collection: Great Britain - Union Flag with modern Britannia and Lion

Great Britain - Union Flag with modern Britannia and Lion
Great Britain - Union Flag with a modern Britannia and more traditional Lion. Date: 1906

Background imageBritannia Collection: Britannia Bridge, Menai Straits

Britannia Bridge, Menai Straits
Vintage engraving of the Britannia Bridge, Menai Straits. 1884

Background imageBritannia Collection: Cartoon depicting Britannia during a bad summer in Britain, 19th century

Cartoon depicting Britannia during a bad summer in Britain, 19th century
5308614 Cartoon depicting Britannia during a bad summer in Britain, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Britannia during a bad summer in Britain)

Background imageBritannia Collection: Britannia bridge

Britannia bridge
5311746 Britannia bridge; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Britannia bridge across the Menai Straits. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageBritannia Collection: A hydraulic lifting gear used to raise the tubes of Britannia bridge

A hydraulic lifting gear used to raise the tubes of Britannia bridge
5311744 A hydraulic lifting gear used to raise the tubes of Britannia bridge; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a hydraulic lifting gear used to raise the tubes of Britannia bridge over the Menai)

Background imageBritannia Collection: The Conservative Sun-Ray Treatment, Poster Published by The National Union of Conservative

The Conservative Sun-Ray Treatment, Poster Published by The National Union of Conservative and Unionist Assoc
BAL99478 The Conservative Sun-Ray Treatment, Poster Published by The National Union of Conservative and Unionist Assoc. London, 1929 (litho); Private Collection

Background imageBritannia Collection: Britannia, holding her trident, introduces Lord Kitchener to a modestly veiled India

Britannia, holding her trident, introduces Lord Kitchener to a modestly veiled India
528695 Britannia, holding her trident, introduces Lord Kitchener to a modestly veiled India. Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) served as Commander-in-Chief, India 1902-1909

Background imageBritannia Collection: America triumphant and Britannia in distress, 1782

America triumphant and Britannia in distress, 1782
1574216 America triumphant and Britannia in distress, 1782; (add.info.: America triumphant and Britannia in distress. 1782 allegory of American prosperity and victory over England)

Background imageBritannia Collection: Prince of Wales Vase in jasper. With figure of Britannia and a lion, medallion of George

Prince of Wales Vase in jasper. With figure of Britannia and a lion, medallion of George, crown and feathers
FLO4689224 Prince of Wales Vase in jasper. With figure of Britannia and a lion, medallion of George, crown and feathers, with lion and horse at base. Chromolithograph by W

Background imageBritannia Collection: Submarine telegraph cable, 1855

Submarine telegraph cable, 1855
3479164 Submarine telegraph cable, 1855; (add.info.: Submarine telegraph cable between Holyhead on the Welsh coast and Howth in Ireland: 1852. The cable being laid from the deck of Britannia')

Background imageBritannia Collection: Sheet music for the British National Anthem and Rule Britannia

Sheet music for the British National Anthem and Rule Britannia
5308174 Sheet music for the British National Anthem and Rule Britannia.; (add.info.: Sheet music for the British National Anthem and Rule Britannia composed by Thomas Arne)

Background imageBritannia Collection: The Death of the Property Tax, George Cruikshank, 1816. Henry Brougham, John Bull

The Death of the Property Tax, George Cruikshank, 1816. Henry Brougham, John Bull
528673 The Death of the Property Tax, George Cruikshank, 1816. Henry Brougham, John Bull, and British Lion attack hydra of Property Tax. George Tierney tells Britannia to rise

Background imageBritannia Collection: Thomas Arne

Thomas Arne
5308173 Thomas Arne.; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Arne (1710-1778) an English composer. Dated 18th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageBritannia Collection: Telegraph cable linking Britain and her colony India, 1850

Telegraph cable linking Britain and her colony India, 1850
3479166 Telegraph cable linking Britain and her colony India, 1850; (add.info.: The telegraph cable linking Britain and her colony India is depicted as a conversation between John Bull and Britannia)

Background imageBritannia Collection: The Great Monster Republican, 1798

The Great Monster Republican, 1798
1574923 The Great Monster Republican, 1798; (add.info.: The Great Monster Republican, having traversed a great part of Europe sees Britannia has roused her lion to give this monster)

Background imageBritannia Collection: Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of

Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular
538557 Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Straits, Wales

Background imageBritannia Collection: Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of

Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular
538554 Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Straits

Background imageBritannia Collection: The great Monster Republican, 1798

The great Monster Republican, 1798
1574951 The great Monster Republican, 1798; (add.info.: The great Monster Republican, having traversed a great part of Europe sees Britannia has roused her lion to give this monster)

Background imageBritannia Collection: Fashion before ease, 1793

Fashion before ease, 1793
1575038 Fashion before ease, 1793; (add.info.: Fashion before ease or a good constitution sacrificed for a fantastic form)

Background imageBritannia Collection: British tank on 5th Ave. 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

British tank on 5th Ave. 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British tank on 5th Ave. 25 Oct 1917. The British Mark IV Tank "Britannia" which was brought to New York City where it was renamed the Liberty and put on exhibit to help sell war bonds

Background imageBritannia Collection: Miss Slater, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Miss Slater, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss Slater, Mar 1918. Ray (Slater) Murphy (1895-1985) who married James Bumgardner Murphy. She is in the British tank Britannia which served on the Flanders front in World War I




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Discover the rich tapestry of Britannia's heritage, from Stoke City's iconic stadiums to the majestic Royal Yacht and historic events like Cowes Week. Immerse yourself in art with 'The Contrast' by Thomas Rowlandson, a captivating depiction of December 1792. Explore the vast Roman Empire through an ancient map or journey back to July 1939 with Britannia and Eve magazine. Uncover the beauty of Northumberland through a detailed map or indulge in Mortons Reliance Whisky, a true taste of tradition. Experience unity at the Franco-British Exhibition in London or be inspired by recruitment posters for WaC and WRNS during times of war. Marvel at the vision of Imperial Federation depicted in vibrant color lithography or celebrate trade unionism with a membership certificate. Britannia beckons you to delve into its diverse history and embrace its enduring legacy.